Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carolina Sea-lavender at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 148-01-001 & 002:
Limonium carolinianum +
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Limonium nashii +
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Sea-lavender
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September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 148-01-001 & 002:
Limonium carolinianum +
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Limonium nashii +
840
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Tidal marshes, especially in hypersaline flats, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Lavender/Purple
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p359
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p174
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p429
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p093